Improvement in machines for matching, measuring, singeing, brushing



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Machins f Bru No. 149,956.

Patented April 21, I874.'

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Artur IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FORMATCHING. MEASURING, SINGEINGIBRUSHING, AND ROLLING CARPETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 149,956, dated April21,1874; application filed January 17, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES SHORT, of New Brunswick, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and ImprovedMachine for Matching, Measuring, Singein g, Brushing, and RollingCarpets, &e., of which the following is a specification:

The invention consists of an endless belt, with divisions of its lengthcorresponding with the distance from center to center of the figure ofthe carpet or other woven goods to be matched; also mechanism inconnection therewith for drawing the goods alongside of the belt inunison with its movement, and preferably over a table, by which thevariation of each piece, in the distance from center to center of thefigures, if any, is shownin the aggregate at the end of each piece,where it can be accurately measured with a rule, to be noted 011 the tagattached to the piece when' rolled.

The invention also consists in combining with the mechanism employed fordrawing the goods along the matching device, and operating the latter,mechanism for measuring, sin geing, brushing, and rolling the goods atthe same time they are matched, by which one movement of the goodsanswers for all these several operations.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved machine, and Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional elevation.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Carpets which are woven in patterns for matching often vary in thedistance from center to center of the figure from various causes,although the greatest'care be taken to have them alike. The variationsbeing sufiicient to prevent some of them from matching properly, it iscustomary to measure each piece with a measure corresponding to thelength of the figure, and note the difference, whether over or under thestandard, on the tag, so that the pieces which agree in length of thefigures may be put together. This operation has, up to this time, beenperformed by hand, in the manner of measuring goods with a yard-stick,and is, of course, very slow and laborious, the goods being stifi andheavy,

I now propose to do this work by mechanical means, and for this purposeI have, in this example, provided a bench, table, counter, or otherstand or platform, A, suitable for passing the goods 13 along it fromend to end, with a roller, 0, at each end; also a frictionroller, D, toprevent the goods from slipping on rollers C; also an endless belt, E,or chain to run on rollers G at the same rate of speed that the goodsmove; and in connection with said table and roller mechanism, I haveprovided means for drawing the goods over the table and between therollers, which may consis't merely of a shaft, F, and turning gear ofankind sav G for windin the oods u) 1 u 7 o o into rolls at the sametime they are matched; but in order to economize time and labor, I haveintroduced a measuring-roller, H, and recording mechanism I J 5 alsosingeing-lamps K and carrying-rollers L, and also a brush, M,

and the necessary carrying-rollers N, all so as to brush and measure thegoods and singe off the projecting threads of the selvages at the sametime. The rollers G I propose to mount on supports 0, capable of shifting out and in, for

the application of belts B of different lengths,

for measuring patterns of different lengths. The belts may have one,two, or three spaces, according to length, and the length of the figure,but generally they will have three, said spaces being divided by marksP. At the beginning of the operation one of these marks is set in linewith the center Q of one of the figures by adjusting one to the other 5then the machine is set in motion, and the carpet drawn along with thebelt, which will show whether the carpet varies or not from the standardmeasure by the marks always running coinei= dent with the centers Q, ifthe figures agree with the marks on the belt, or overrunnin g 01'falling short of them, if they do not agree. When the last center Qcomes over the table its relation to the mark P is noted and marked onthe tag, and the several pieces of carpet are classified according tosaid marks. The rollers D are used to prevent the goods from slipping onthe rollers O the latter may be rough ened or provided with points orother means for the same purpose,

The goods may, of course, be drawn through this matching-machine byhand; but as they are to be rolled at the same time it is better, as amatter of economy, to employ the mechanism for rolling them incombination with the matching apparatus, and thus effect both objects atthe same time, and by the same movement of the goods; therefore I havearranged the rolling spool F and its driving mechanism in combinationwith the matching mechanism, as aforesaid, to utilize it for actuatin gsaid matching mechanism, as well as for rolling the goods 5 and as thesame lengthwise movement of the goods is necessary for measuring,brushing, and singeing the goods, I have introduced the brush M, themeasuring. apparatus, and the singeing-lamps between the matching androlling apparatus, as shown, so that I accomplish these operations alsoin the same time and by the same power and attendance, and thus providea machine of great value for economizing labor in carpet manufacture.The shaft of the dial I of the recording apparatus is arranged in aslotted post, B, so as to rise and fall, and a cam-lever, S, is arrangedunder it to raise it up to gear at J with the worm on the shaft of theroller II, when the machine is to be started after the dial has beenadjusted for the start, the said adjustment being effected by droppingit down out of gear, and turning it back to the zeropoint. Thesingeing-lamps are mounted on swinging arms U, which are connectedtogether by a rod, V, and also connected to a handlever, \V, by whichthey can be quickly swung up to the edges of the carpet, so as to burnoff the projecting fibers as the carpet moves along without burning it,and also swing away whenever the machine stops, so theywill not burn itwhile it stands.

In order to facilitate the removal of the shaft F of the rollingapparatus from the rolls, as well as the removal of the rolls of carpetfrom the machine, I make it in two parts, detachably connected inside ofone of the spool-heads at W, and fix the bearing for the end X so thatit can be readily lifted out and put in.

In order to prevent the goods from slipping on the measuring-roll H, Iemploy a heavy pressure-roller, Z, above it in slotted bearings, whichallow it to lie on the goods, and roll with and hold them.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. The combination, with the supportingtable for thecloth, of a movable belt marked to correspond with the length of thefigures of the goods, and running alongside of the goods, and at thesame speed, in the manner described.

2. The combination of the table or platform A, rollers O, and an endlessmatching-belt, E, substantially as specified.

3. The combination of rolling mechanism F G with the matching mechanism,substantially as specified.

4. The combination of measuring apparatus II I J with the rollingmechanism and matching mechanism, substantially as specified.

5. The combination of the singeing mechanism with the rolling mechanismand matching mechanism, substantially as specified.

6. The combination of the brushing mechanism with the matching mechanismand the rolling mechanism.

7. The arrangement of the dialshaft, slotted support It, and cam-leverS, substantially as specified.

8. The arrangement of the singeing-lamps K, swinging levers U,connecting-rod V, and handle \V, substantially as specified.

. JAMES SHORT.

Witnesses:

A. I. TI-IAYER, ALEX. F. Ronnnrrs.

